Tap your PRESTO card before you board the train or bus and be sure to tap off. Learn about setting a default to your card so you don’t have to tap off when you get off the train.

Keep your ticket, pass, or PRESTO card handy for fare inspection while you ride the train.

Buy your ticket before you board the bus and show it to your driver.

*Ticket vending machines at Long Branch, West Harbour, Oshawa Bus Terminal, Mimico, and one machine at Bloor, do not accept cash.

Single-Ride Ticket

A single-ride ticket lets you travel one-way between two specified fare zones. This type of ticket is for:

Continuous travel only—no stopovers.

Trips that start within four hours of the time a ticket is purchased.

Day Pass

A day pass gives you unlimited travel for one day between two specified fare zones. For example, if you want to make a return trip, then you buy a day pass. A day pass is:

Equivalent to buying two one-way fares within the same fare zone.

Valid on the day of purchase only; cannot be purchased in advance.

Via Rail

To make extended travel easier, VIA Rail passengers can purchase a ticket for most connecting VIA and GO train trips at select VIA stations, online at VIA Rail, or by calling 1-888-VIA-RAIL (1-888-842-7245).

Ticket Types

The information below is about buying a GO ticket or pass. If you’re using PRESTO, visit our PRESTO page to learn more.

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Types of Tickets and Passes

Adult

13 to 64 years of age

Single-Ride

Day Pass

Senior

65 years or over

Single-Ride

Day Pass

Senior single-ride fare is half the adult single-ride fare. There are no discounts for a Day Pass.

Child

6 to 12 years of age

Single-Ride

Day Pass

Child single-ride fare is half the adult single-ride fare. There are no discounts for a Day Pass.

One child who is 1 to 5 years of age may ride free with an accompanying adult. Any additional children traveling with the same adult must pay the child fare.

Student

Elementary, junior high or middle school, and secondary school students with a valid Canadian school-issued ID

Discounts with Local Transit

Visit our Getting to GO page to learn more about the discounts available on many local transit systems we connect with.

Public Transit Tax Credit

You may be eligible for a tax credit. For more information about PRESTO and the public transit tax credit, visit prestocard.ca.

Remembrance Day & Warriors' Day - Veterans ride for free

Every year on November 11 and for the Warriors' Day Parade at the CNE, we honour the men and women who have served to protect our country by offering free GO transportation for veterans, their companion and currently serving members of the Canadian military.

Veterans and currently serving members of the Canadian military are asked to identify themselves by wearing their medals, beret, blazer, uniform, or other similar belongings while travelling.

Immediate family members of deceased veterans may also ride for free if carrying something to identify their relations to the late veteran, such as service papers or an identification card.